Magnum Album

Pages were written, turned yellow, the age of the rhyme
Sadly confused by us all with the passing of time

Oh no, I tell you no lie, no madman am I
Give me another chance in another way
Give me another time in another day
Give me another part in another play

Silken the hand that has touched me and helped me till now
Torment replaces the feelings that face you somehow

Words that are whispered surround me and call to my ear
Courage embrace me, though tears may forsake me, I fear

Will someone take my place?
I'm the prince of dreams, no one knows my face
I come to rest my mind
Help me understand, see what I can find

What's this before me now?
What's that behind?
It's the prophet of the morning star
He's not so blind

He calls to me so clear
Saying very soon, sorrow will be here
But before they pull you down
There's just one chance, for you to stay around

Or else a war to end all wars
Sink without a trace
I am the prince of dreams
And you shall know my face
You're going to know my face

Find the light that shines on everyone
Someone shines the light for me
Look inside yourself to understand
The question's answered, now I see

I am your life
I am your life
I am your god-given life

Well, I've got nothing to lose
Now I've paid my dues
Ain't got no one to deceive
But that don't make me grieve

You've got to rock, rock, baby, rock me
You've got to rock, rock, baby, rock me
You've got to rock, rock, baby, rock me

Now if you're looking to please
Well, then that's all I need
But when you're giving me head
Remember what I said

Now if you give me a time
Well, then I'm feeling fine
But if you give me your love
There ain't no one up above

Here we go through the wide open spaces
Oh, cold winds blow sands of time in our faces
Beggars plead others greed in high places
Oh, love is won, love is lost, leaves no traces

Take your eyes across the sea, past the mountains
Oh, do you hear, though it's far, someone's counting
People write, armies fight, children shouting
Oh, love is won, love is real, love's a fountain

Who holds the answer to the universe?
Who holds the answer to the universe?
Who holds the answer to the universe?

Eagles fly past the sun to the rainbow
Yes, they decide where they're from, where they can go
But no one cries, someone hides in the shadow
Oh, love is kind, love is yours, love is mellow

When the night is on the run
And your dreams are almost gone
Seas of fire snatch your soul
Beast of morning then unfold

In a whirlpool sadness creeps
Shadows walk with silent feet
Is there something in the air
Turns your hope into despair?

Oh, kingdom of madness, you've got me undone
Oh, kingdom of madness, you've really begun
Oh, kingdom of madness, you've got me on the run

Take your hands away from me
Leave my eyes so I can see
It's not pleasure that you seek
You destroy the ones who are weak

The minstrel sings as he looks at me
But he doesn't make a sound
And a lovely time is had by all
As the jester plays around
Everyone's laughing, everyone's laughing
Everyone's laughing but me

Did you ever give all your heart and your soul to something?
Then they're torn up into pieces, one by one
Have you ever considered or promised your faith undying?
Has it ended in a moment for someone?

Because all that is right, all that is real
All that is love, all that you feel
Does not always come true
Does not always come true

Though you look at the things that you did, that have gone before you
And you trust that you won't make the same mistakes
By the time that you realise that you've only gone half through
It's the fool who wins, for you it's just too late

Ask me for answers, none can be heard
Give me your promise, give me your word

I feel that I'm on another planet
The hunter is on the prowl, he's got his eye on me
Silence I tread because he's tracking me down
Awake in my bed and no sneaking around

I see culture disappear before me
The gathering of the few who will be torn apart
Foolish the heart that will succumb, just to last
Broken the dream, when all this does come to pass

The jackal is king down here
Although he's the great pretender
The jackal will smile and leer
A message of bad news

He is the bringer, he is the bringer
He is the bringer, he is the bringer
He is the bringer, he is the bringer
He is the bringer, he is the bringer

A new change has been swept abroad
A new face for us all
My questions shall be ignored
And too soon, will we fall?

I hear someone talk that does confound me
On carrion he will feed, strip clean your warm desire
Dreadful the sight, to witness carnage, revealed
Hungry the jaws that once lay darkly concealed

You wouldn't believe your eyes, you wouldn't believe your ears
Out of the dawning skies, suddenly it appeared
I wonder why they're here, do they understand?
Seems they will destroy someone's master plan

Looking across the sea, looking across the land
Wondering what they'll find, wondering what's at hand
Breathing in the air, feel the falling rain
Getting all prepared for the final day

From out of the crimson air, suddenly came the fire
Look at the flaming sky, see how the flames grow higher
Alien, your day, is it not too near?
All the people say let the world be free

Wouldn't believe your eyes, you wouldn't believe your ears
Into the dawning skies, suddenly disappeared
Set their course for mars, leave the world behind
Tracking through the stars, find a different sign

Riders of the night are screaming hard above my heels
Princely lord of chaos forges black and fiery wheels
And the mother of the earth is being widowed in my sight
Father of deception, using wrong instead of right

And the moon overshadows the sun
And the masters of war carry on
While the fools and the jokers make fun
See them run

Sister of illusion, bend and follow in their mould
Brother of opinion, just remember what you're told
Not a weapon in a traitor's hand will harm you twice as bad
Forests of indifference guaranteed to make you mad

They can't be playing, turning the upside down
They've got me praying, I'll end up in the ground

When they burn up everything, kill the air for me to breathe
Still they would be thinking there was more they could achieve
Then at last, they would be beaten, for alone they all would stand
Looking at each other, just as if it had been planned

And the moon disappears with the sun
And the masters are masters of none
While the fools and the jokers are gone
Now they're one

They can't be playing, turning the inside down
They've got me praying, I'll end up in the ground

And the moon overshadows the sun
And the masters of masters of none
While the fools and the jokers are gone
Now they're one

The morning slumber's not for me
The sun has gone and let me down
I wake and wonder, I can see
The rain has come turning me around

But it's all right now, yes, it's all right now
'Cause it's all come together
In the last few days it's been better
All come together right now

The seven wonders of the world
Were broken and ready to fall
The king lay dying all alone
In sadness, I'll always recall

I had to feel good, feeling good is all I need
You have to start with sad, so good means what it means
And there's been lots of sadness for me, for me

I think I've tumbled now, at last
I guess there ain't nothing to choose
A fallen angel follows me
It looks like there's no time to lose

Sea bird flies without a word at all
Captivated by the lonely call
Water glistens like a string of pearls
To the beach and through the rocks it swirls

And I gave you all my love
And I gave you all my love

You descend, a mellow wind remains
Till the summer returns once again
Far away, I think I hear your voice
Then it disappears, I have no choice

The only way to make you stay
Got to be with you everyday
And before you go away
Just remember what I say

Sea bird flies without a word at all
Captivated by the lonely call
Water glistens like a string of pearls
To the beach and through the rocks it swirls

Something here's going to end your life
Steely sword or assassin's knife
Your mother born with eyes unseen
Captured in her velvet dream

Stormbringer, elric, proud prince and lord
Stormbringer, crimson-eyed albino's magic sword

Past the void of time and space
Purple robe and a sacred place
You kneel beside enchanted lakes
The secret thoughts, your will to make

In the palace of a thousand eyes
Seeing nothing but telling lies
By the castle of a hundred tears
Hearing nothing pass through the years

If the people could only see you
It would become as a big surprise
That a person they watch on tv
Worries and laughs and cries

When they finally get to know you
They'll be looking at someone else
And no matter what you keep saying
They'll put you upon the shelf

There are plenty of things for you to do
But you're letting it slip away
Yes, you're letting it slip away my friend
'Cause you're thinking about today

When you're moving up rather slowly
And putting yourself around
Just remember that on the way up
It's easier to come down

'Cause when your money seems almost endless
Well, I know it's been said before
But you know it won't last a lifetime
Maybe you'll need some more

The scarlet witch ain't going to help you tonight
The human torch has gone and put out his light
The god of thunder that we all know as Thor
Has lost his hammer and is feeling quite sore

Where is the star man to help all his friends?
He can't be back 'cause his fight never ends

Black eagle seems that he will sure get his way
I feel concerned about the USA
The iceman has melted and the angel has flown
But are we going to fight this villain alone

Pack up your money, move right away
My king is coming, he's arriving today
He can attract america when he likes
Black Panther doesn't have the strength or the mite

Hold on a minute, what is this that I can see?
Captain america is all right by me
We got no worries now I know he's all right
I feel much better now that I sleep at night

Here comes the star man to help all his friends
I knew he'd come or the books would just end

And if you wanted that star that shines so brightly
To match that stardust in your eye
Darling, I would chase that bright star nightly
And try to steal it from the sky

I would bring
Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my honey
Your first sweet kiss thrilled me so
Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my honey
I'll never ever let you go

And if you wanted a love to last forever
Darling, I would send my love your way
And my love'd not only last forever
But that's forever and a day

And if you wanted a dream to keep you smiling
I'd tell the sandman you were blue
And I would ask him to keep that sand a-piling
Until your dreams had all come true

Lay by my side and I'll make you a good time
Using your body to activate my mind
But I'm moving on, moving on, moving away
Yes, I'm moving on, moving on, moving away

Say what you want and then I'll do what you say
Do what you want and then I'll say what you say
'Cause I'm moving on, moving on, moving away
Yes, I'm moving on, moving on, moving away

I've go to leave you but there's no hurry
You've got to pay me but don't talk money
Just use that fantasy world from inside your head

Oh, do you think it's bad?
When you try but you're the loser
Oh, it makes you sad
To think that I would really choose her

Well, I can see it in your eyes
You're a master of disguise
You've tricked me once before
Ain't going to do it no more

Oh, you don't fool me
With your faceless look of sorrow
Oh, I don't think you'll see
Your today come true tomorrow

I'd pay any price
Just to keep you here with me
I won't hold you down
You can feel that you're free
But it's all no good

Without your love, without your love
Without your love, without your love
Without your love, without your love
I can't make it on my own, I can't make it on my own

You've got to hold on me
But please don't let go
I love the way you do it
I know it must show
But it's all no good

I couldn't breathe, I couldn't see, I couldn't feel
It's not the same, it's only me, it's not real, not real

If everything's all right
You've got to be in a dream
To stay with me all night
Don't mean a thing it seems

Find the time, only for me
Find the time, only for me

It could be so easy
It's nothing to take a chance
Well, I know you could leave me
Give me no second glance

It's just about now it gets me so bad
Well, life is so short, should it be so sad?
I've seen it lots of times before
Looks like it's happening once more

If you've never made a fool of me
If you've never had
But you did know and I could see
Now it's making you sad
Well, it's making you sad

Everybody needs someone
Everybody needs someone
Everybody needs someone to love

When you're letting every day go by
Like water through your hands
No, you'll never get it back again
Do you understand?
Do you understand?

'Cause there's never been nobody alive
Who can practice everything they've learned
But there's a lot of people who survive
When they've given everything they've earned

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B-side version:

Did you ever have someone
Take to your heart
Always that feeling
When you're taken far apart from someone

Everybody needs someone
Everybody needs someone
Everybody needs someone to love

Have you ever had problems
That were hard to resolve?
Never a solution
You can manage on your own

When the night is on the run
And your dreams are almost gone
Seas of fire snatch your soul
Beast of morning then unfold

In a whirlpool sadness creeps
Shadows walk with silent feet
Is there something in the air
Turns your hope into despair?

Oh, kingdom of madness, you've got me undone
Oh, kingdom of madness, you've really begun
Oh, kingdom of madness, you've got me on the run

Take your hands away from me
Leave my eyes so I can see
It's not pleasure that you seek
You destroy the ones who are weak

The minstrel sings as he looks at me
But he doesn't make a sound
And a lovely time is had by all
As the jester plays around
Everyone's laughing, everyone's laughing
Everyone's laughing but me